Citizen AA

Citizen

Full name

Citizen Football Club

Nickname(s)

Flat Bags

Founded

1968

Ground

Tsing Yi Sports Ground

Capacity

1,500

Chairman

Pui Kwan Kay, Calvin

Coach

Chu Kwok Kuen

League

Hong Kong First Division

2014–15

First Division, 5th

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

The Citizen Athletic Association (Chinese: 公民體育會), simply known as Citizen or TCAA, is a Hong Kong athletic club, based in Tsing Yi. Its football team plays in Hong Kong First Division League and is the holder of the Hong Kong FA Cup in 2007–08 and then Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield champions.

Recent history

2007–08 season

Citizen won the 2007-08 Hong Kong FA Cup. The club beat Tai Po FC in the final by 2:0.

2009–10 season

Due to Mong Kok Stadium's renovation, Citizen used the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in the 2009-10 Hong Kong First Division League season for its home games. Former South China striker Detinho joined the club.

2010–11 season

Citizen won the 2010-11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield by beating South China AA in the final after penalty kicks, thus earning the club the right to represent Hong Kong in the 2012 AFC Cup. To celebrate this victory, the club announced a prize fund of HK$800,000 (approx US$100,000), an iPhone 4 for every player and an end-of-season vacation for the whole team.^[1]

2011–12 season

The club moved from the remote Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground to the renovated Mong Kok Stadium for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season. To compete in both local football and AFC Cup, Citizen has expanded its squad to include 27 players, adding Michael Campion, So Loi Keung, Chiu Chun Kit, Amaury Nunes and Yuto Nakamura to the club, while promoting two young players Chan Si-Chun and Yeung Ho Wan.^[2] Citizen is spending an unprecedented HK$400,000 on the team's 12 days pre-season training camp in Vancouver, Canada, during which time the club will play 3 warm-up games.^[3] The club announced on 7 September that Rasonic has become its new shirt sponsor for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. The sponsorship is worth HK$1 million.^[4]

2013–14 season

The club moved from Mong Kok Stadium to Tsing Yi Sports Ground, which Citizen will share with Sun Hei SC as their common home ground.

Honours

Hong Kong First Division League
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Hong Kong FA Cup
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10

Hong Kong Second Division League
- Winners (2): 1999–2000, 2003–04

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Cup: 1 appearance

2012: Group Stage

Kit evolution

2007–09

2007–08 away

2008–09 away

2006–07

2006–07 away

Kit sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Kit Sponsor
2005–06	Lotto	bma
2006–07	HO
2007–	Jako

Player

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Diego Jose
2	DF	Wong Yiu Fu
4	DF	Sham Kwok Fai
5	MF	Marko Krasić
12	DF	Ma Ka Ki
13	MF	Lau Tak Yan
17	DF	Mak Ngo Tung
18	FW	Sham Kwok Keung

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Boris Si
24	GK	Shum Kenrick
25	DF	Young Ho Wang
26	DF	Chan Sze Chun
29	GK	Tse Tak Him
31	MF	Okwara Henry Baise
32	GK	Paulo César

Players with multiple nationality:

Festus Baise (Local player)
Detinho (Local player)
Boris Si (Local player)

Managers

Jorginho (February 2011 – December 2011)
Chu Kwok Kuen

Recent seasons

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Senior Shield	League Cup	FA Cup	Top Scorer		Notes
2003–04	D2	1	20	15	4	1	47	16	49						promoted
2004–05	D1	5	16	6	4	6	29	28	22	first round	semi-final	first round	Ma Shuai	14
2005–06	D1	6	14	3	6	5	20	25	15	first round	semi-final	semi-final	Leung /Chao	5
2006–07	D1	8	18	5	4	9	26	32	19	quarter-final	group stage	first round	Leung /Chao /Delphin	5
2007–08	D1	2	18	10	4	4	31	22	34	quarter-final	group stage	winner	Wang Xuanhong	12
2008–09	D1	3	24	13	8	3	52	23	56	quarter-final	quarter-final	quarter-final	Sandro	16
2009–10	D1	4	18	6	8	4	29	16	26	quarter-final	N/A	semi-final	Sandro	10
2010–11	D1	5	18	7	5	6	29	31	26	winner	quarter-final	quarter-final	Paulinho	8
2011–12	D1	5	18	5	8	5	29	31	23	quarter-final	semi-final	first round	Paulinho	6
2012–13	D1	8	18	5	5	8	31	27	20	runner-up	N/A	first round	Nakamura	9

References

↑ (Chinese)獎金80萬公民過肥年 Oriental Daily. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
↑ (Chinese)開操 Citizen news. 3 August 2011
↑ (traditional Chinese (HK))公民豪花40萬加國集訓 Wen Wei Po. 16 August 2011.
↑ (traditional Chinese (HK))心口價100萬公民喜簽新贊助 Oriental Daily. 7 September 2011.

External links

Citizen AA at HKFA.com
Hong Kong Football
(Chinese) Citizenfc.com Official website

Hong Kong First Division League

2015–16 teams	Citizen Double Flower Hong Kong FC Kwai Tsing Kwun Tong Lucky Mile Metro Gallery Sun Source Shatin Sun Hei Tai Chung Tai Po Wanchai Wing Yee Yau Tsim Mong

Former teams (after WWII)	25th Coy. S.D., R.A. 42 Commando 44 Commando Army (British Forces) Aux. Fire Service Biu Chun Rangers Blake Garden Buffs Bulova Caroline Hill Chinese Athletic Civilian A B C.M.B. Custom Lai Sun Double Flower Instant-Dict Eastern Fire Services Five-One-Seven Frankwell Fukien Harps Hong Kong 08 Hong Kong Sapling Jardine Kitchee K.M.B. Kui Tan Kwong Wah Lanwa Lanwa Redbull Sheffield United Little Sai Wan Mackinnons Mansion Martini May Ching Morning Star Mutual Nancheng Po Chai Golden Lai Sun Michelotti Pegasus Police R.A.F. R.G.A. Royal Engineers Royal Innisks Royal Navy A B Ryoden Sai Kung Friends (Sai Kung) Sea Bee (Ernest Borel Voicelink) Seiko Sham Shui Po Shatin Shek Kip Mei South China Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei Tuen Mun Tuen Mun Progoal Workable Sing Tao Royal Southern St. Joseph's Sunray Cave Telephone Tin Tin Tsuen Wan Tung Sing Tung Wah Urban Services Wong Tai Sin Xiangxue Xiangxue Eisiti Yee Hope (Orient & Yee Hope Union) Yokohama FC Hong Kong Yuen Long

Competition	Champions Foreign players

Hong Kong First Division League seasons and Hong Kong Premier League seasons since 2014–15 (Top Level)

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2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

^†Suspended season

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